Topic: Arabic

"يَلّا باي!"

Translation:Alright, bye!

June 27, 2019

10 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/Lisaanun_Jamilun

    Yalla isn’t MSA and bye is English

    June 27, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/doe95
    • 21

    It's English, but we use it in spoken Arabic.

    July 12, 2019
    https://www.duolingo.com/MoQNzj

      Please fix pronunciation. I heard "yalla" with a soft A like in "apple", when it should be a heavy A like in "all" and bye was pronounced as "pay".

      June 30, 2019
      https://www.duolingo.com/Katherle
      Plus

        Doesn't "yallah" also mean something like "Hurry up/Let's go"? Or is that a different word?

        June 27, 2019
        https://www.duolingo.com/GunnyTunes
        Mod

          It's the same. In this context it's more like: "Well then, bye!" or "Na gut, tschüs!" in German.

          June 27, 2019
          https://www.duolingo.com/Katherle
          Plus

            Thanks!

            June 27, 2019
            https://www.duolingo.com/68qT

              The best way to say "alright bye" is" حسناً وداعاً"

              July 1, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/doe95
              • 21

              In MSA.

              July 12, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/djahidabde
              • 27

              this barely makes sense

              July 4, 2019
              https://www.duolingo.com/doe95
              • 21

              It makes sense, but it's not MSA. It's the Egyptian dialect.

              July 12, 2019
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